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What Every Writer Can Learn about Worldbuilding from Romance and Horror
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To kick off 2026, Veronica and Anna are considering what romance and horror can teach writers of any genre about worldbuilding.
In this episode, we dig into some favorite examples of worldbuilding and discuss how you can apply the same, or similar, techniques to your own writing.
For all the lessons from this episode in one spot, check out and download this PDF (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kdH3LxSDM9EjR9H_g_O31PEEaF05kVyS/view?usp=drive_link). No subscription or signup is necessary.
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